CVE-2009-3726 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the NFSv4 client of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 2.6.31-rc4. A malicious NFS server can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system panic by sending a crafted response with incorrect file attributes. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a critical impact (system crash) with low attack complexity and no authentication required. While not actively exploited in the wild, an exploit (EDB-10202) exists, though there is no evidence of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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